Mary Gaitskill

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About The Author

Mary Gaitskill’s novel, Veronica, was nominated for a 2005 National Book Award and was one of The New York Times’s 10 Best Books of 2005. She is also the author of the acclaimed novels Because They Wanted To and Two Girls, Fat and Thin. Her stories and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, Esquire, The Best American Short Stories (1993), and The O. Henry Prize Stories (1998). Her short story “Secretary” was the basis for the film of the same name. She lives in New York.

Books by Mary Gaitskill

Because They Wanted To

Stories

By Mary Gaitskill
A National Bestseller and New York Times Notable Book!

From the bestselling author of Veronica, a breathtaking collection of short stories about people struggling with the disparity between what they want and what they know.
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